Prevention is the only way to stop violence before it even occurs. It requires political commitment, implementing laws that promote gender equality, investing in women’s organizations, and addressing the multiple forms of discrimination women face daily.
expanding access to clinical care for survivors of violence by 37% compared to the annualized baseline of 792 SGBV services. They have also begun the implementation of the adapted Net Promoter Score (NPS) through a pilot with survivors who received SGBV services from CEPAM-G.
including advancing in the creation of three scripts for their animated series Catolicadas, focused on SGBV against trans people, SGBV and racism, and SGBV against women with disabilities.
to implement a communications campaign on SGBV that reflects regional and local contexts, including the specific conditions of vulnerability experienced by groups of indigenous Mayan and Afro-descendant girls and women.
and medical centers to begin using art therapy in the teaching/learning process on SGBV.
by facilitating capacity building and training activities on SGBV prevention and response with 23 local civil society organizations and groups. CEPEP’s Center for Specialized SGBV Support is also in the piloting process, with lawyers, psychologists, social workers, and other support staff already hired.
in Program H, a gender-transformative methodology to engage adolescents in the prevention of gender-based violence and to promote healthy versions of masculinity. Equimundo also collaborated with CEPEP in the adaptation of Program P, a gender-transformative program to prevent gender-based violence by engaging fathers in pre-natal, birth, and postpartum care.
to improve project planning, management, monitoring, and reporting mechanisms. Fòs Feminista additionally worked to ensure the participation of project partners and allies in key regional and global decision-making spaces relevant to SGBV prevention and response, including the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations Headquarters. Fós Feminista and partners engaged in the NGO Forum and the Youth Forum, and Fòs Feminista also co-convened the Women’s Rights Caucus, a space of more than 160 feminist NGOS engaging in CSW.
